Shaving-brush holder.



W. T. WILSON. SHAVING BRUSH HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 6.1916.

Patented July 24, 1917.

inventor- Wyle T Wilsow, 6y

WYLE T. WILSON, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

sHAvINe-BaUsn: HOLDER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 24, 1917.

Application filed June 6, 1916. -Serial1 1'o. 101,952.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVYLn T. WILSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in: Shaving-Brush Holders; and=I do hereby declare the following to be a'full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the; art to which 'it appertains to-Inake :and usethe same.

This invention relates to-shaving brush holders, and has fonitsobject te -provide a holder of thiskind made from paper, which will be'simple in construction, comparatively inexpensive to manufactureuand efficient in use.

With these and OtllBIObjGCtSs in view the invention consists in the novel details of constructionand combination-of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a paper tube out of which the brush holder is formed;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic sectional vlew illustrating the forming of the lower end of the tube into a spherical shape;

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the cutting of the brush holding fingers from the tu e;

Fig. 4c is an end view of the tube after the fingers have been cut therefrom;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail end view of the tube showing its convolute winding;

Fig. 6 is a view of a modified form of the invention wherein the fingers are cut from the straight tube;

Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic view illustrating the molding or formation of the fingers into curved shapes by means of die pressure; and

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of a brush holder located in its outer casing.

1 indicates a tube of any suitable construction, but preferably of the convolute type illustrated in Fig. 5. 2 indicates any suitable female die and 3 any suitable male die between which the end of the tube 1 may be formed into the substantially spherical portion 4 having the opening 5.

One or both of the die members 2 and 3 may be heated by any suitable means not shown, and if desired the end of the tube such::as the-1nembers15, there being one cutting member 15 for each of the cut away portions 7, 8,1 9 and 10.

The said members 15 may be conveniently provided with the inclined faces 16; against which fit the inclined faces 17 of the tool 14, so that as the said tool 14 is forced downwardly its inclined or conical face 17 will press outwardly the cutting members 15, so that portions of the material of the spherical end 4 of the tube will be out out, leaving the spaces such as 20 in the said spherical end 4 of the tube.

Between the said spaces 20 of the end 4: of the tube, there will be solid portions of the said end 4 which have rested on the solid portions such as 11, 12 and 13 of the member 6 and these said solid portions of the tube material will consequently constitute the holding fingers 21 of the tube or brush holder, all as will be readily understood.

After the fingers 21 of the tube 1 have been thus formed, the said tube 1 is inserted in an outer casing such as 25, and may be retained there by any suitable means as by glue, a staple or other means not shown.

After the said tube 1 and fingers 21 are thus secured in the outer casing 25, a brush 26 indicated in dotted lines may be inserted through the open end of the casing 25 so that the said fingers 21 grasp the restricted portion 27 of the handle of said brush all in a manner well known.

In the modified form of procedure shown in Figs. 6 and 7 the tube 1 is subjected to the action of any suitable cutting tool which cuts out the straight fingers 30, whereupon the said tube 1 and fingers 30 are introduced into the female die 32, and the male die or mandrel 33 is inserted inside said tube 1 and fingers whereupon by exerting pressure on the said fingers 1 they may be conveniently permanently set or molded into shape in a manner well known. In this case the action is likewise facilitated if the members 32 and 33, one or both, are suitably heated and if the said fingers 30 are suitably moistened before the pressure is put thereon. I

It is obvious that the end ]E of the tube 1 may be subjected to a spinning action with or without the molding action above mentioned, in which case a spinning tool somewhat similar to the member 2 might be em' ployed. It is further evident that the fingers 30 instead of being subjected to a molding action as disclosed might likewise be subjected to a spinning action wherein a tool shaped somewhat like the member 32 would be employed. In both cases the material would be subjected to a greater or less pressure and also to a greater or less degree of heat.

In either case it will be observed that I have produced an article which differs from those heretofore proposed, in that an integral tube 1 is provided with curved integrally formed holding fingers 21. Further, so far as I am aware no one has heretofore been able to make a brush holder of this character from paper material.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction, as well as the arrangement of parts, without departing from the spirit of the invention and therefore it is not wished to be limited to the above disclosure except as may be required by the claim.

What I claim is:

In a shaving brush holder the combination of an outer casing, an integral tubular brush holding member provided with a cylindrical paper body portion fitting the interior of said casing, and having resilient, permanently set, stiff, curved holding fingers of paper integral with said body portion and extending substantially across one end of said tube.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WYLE 'r. wnison.

Witnesses:

EDWARD MILLER, JOHN G. SAoHs.

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